10th MAY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY

May 10th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 1869 : Transcontinental railroad was completed : The presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met in Promontory, Utah, and drove a ceremonial last spike into a rail line on the 10th May 1869, connecting their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history. No longer did western-bound travelers need to take the long and dangerous journey by wagon train. | & more about history on this day in the video…